Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya
Kenya: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.0577 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in Kenya, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya is 0.0577 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya peaked at 0.0664 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1950.
Kenya ranks 104th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0087 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0211 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0235 tonnes per person | 0.0198 tonnes per person | 0.0289 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0333 tonnes per person | 0.0268 tonnes per person | 0.0388 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0316 tonnes per person | 0.0212 tonnes per person | 0.0386 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0272 tonnes per person | 0.0193 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.0164 tonnes per person | 0.037 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 0.0263 tonnes per person | 0.0381 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0571 tonnes per person | 0.0376 tonnes per person | 0.0664 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More climate change data for Kenya
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 1.0% (2100)
- Population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Population, total 57.53 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.9% (2025)
- Urban population 18.53 million (2025)
- Urban population 32.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 551.31 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.3761 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in Kenya was 0.0577 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0664 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1950.
- How does Kenya rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- Kenya ranks 104th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.